tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post116558622833930834..comments2024-01-26T23:15:06.335+02:00Comments on Northern Light – chilled thoughts from the top of Europe: Terrorism in AmericaToby - Northern Light Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14342195033125549912noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post-1165676494180970292006-12-09T17:01:00.000+02:002006-12-09T17:01:00.000+02:00Personal interviews of passengers waiting in the s...Personal interviews of passengers waiting in the security line is a good way to spot potential risks. What I am more worried about, is the refraining from checking Muslims due to false charges of victimization.<BR/><BR/>The recent Flying Imams' provocation on a US airline might help potential trouble makers getting on board, especially if they are successful in a lawsuit leveled against the airline, that was acting responsibly to thier behavoural oddities that caused concern for all the other passengers on board.KGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09743739958015568193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post-1165675138172359812006-12-09T16:38:00.000+02:002006-12-09T16:38:00.000+02:00I think the random checks at the airport should co...I think the random checks at the airport should continue. If you start checking only certain groups of people, all you're doing is telling the terrorists who NOT to send onto planes with explosives. They aren't dumb. And speaking of planes, I don't know why they would bother with going to the trouble of trying to sneak past the human-scanning X-ray machine when they can put whatever they want in the hold. In fact, why bother with planes when you've got unguarded hundred-car freight trains cruising through downtown DC every day? But I digress...<BR/><BR/>Besides, how do you plan on screening out the Muslims from among all the other 20-45s? Not all Muslems look like bin Laden you know. They can be white, black, Indian, Asian, and don't get me started on all the Hispanics who "look" Middle Eastern. Like my dad, for example.ماريةhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04636404807941246640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post-1165607955259028362006-12-08T21:59:00.000+02:002006-12-08T21:59:00.000+02:00One more for the road.....This just in, a 22 yr ol...One more for the road.....<BR/><BR/>This just in, a 22 yr old jihadi wants to do "violent jiahd", (not the inner type of struggle) and fits the same profile of being between the ages of 20-45 yr old and a Muslim male. <BR/><BR/>http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_342121223.html<BR/><BR/>"This may be my last will and testament, the last words I have spoken to those who know me, to those who do not know me. My name is Talib Abu Salam Ibn Shareef. I am 22 years of age. I am from America and this tape is to let you guys know, who disbelieve in Allah, to let the enemies of Islam know, and to let the Muslims alike know that the time for jihad is now....Be strong, oh Mujahaideen. Be strong oh brothers who want to fight for jihad...This is a warning to those who disbelieve, that we are here for you, and I am ready to give my life.KGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09743739958015568193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post-1165605974056964022006-12-08T21:26:00.000+02:002006-12-08T21:26:00.000+02:00One other group worth mentioning was the JDL (Jewi...One other group worth mentioning was the JDL (Jewish Defence League) that engaged in terrorist activities in the US during the 70's and 80's, against Arab/Muslim targets.<BR/><BR/>As I see it, any politically motivated act of violence against a civilian population, constitutes an act of terrorism. What makes any group a defacto terroist entitey, is the sustained strategy of these attacks. <BR/><BR/>Jokinen and Kullberg have a rather good take on it. IMHO<BR/><BR/>http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~aphamala/pe/2004/terrorism.htmKGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09743739958015568193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post-1165604067295330972006-12-08T20:54:00.000+02:002006-12-08T20:54:00.000+02:00You are (as you Brits say) "spot on" about terrori...You are (as you Brits say) "spot on" about terrorism in the US not being anything new. I attended a seminar at the University of Jyväskylä a couple of years ago where the same theme was mentioned.<BR/><BR/>What is more worrisome though, is a continual onslaught of both domestic and international jihadis, who form "a much larger group" than the previous groups mentioned and conform to a very similar profile. <BR/><BR/>I find it ludicrous to check the shoes/feet of old grannies so that 20-45 year old Muslim males won't feel discrimianted/humiliated. <BR/><BR/>The recent brouhaha involving six Imams who were directed off a US plane because of their behaviour, will make the case of profiling a bit easier to defend, since they were caught behaving like suspicious terrorists in the first place. Their subsequent denials and explanations over their actions have done nothing to better the image of Muslims in an airport, since they were caught lying through their teeth.<BR/><BR/>But yes, the US has a sad history of political violence, the newest wave happens to be the most serious to date.KGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09743739958015568193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post-1165591673217578042006-12-08T17:27:00.000+02:002006-12-08T17:27:00.000+02:00Maybe his point wasn't literally that we've had no...Maybe his point wasn't literally that we've had no terrorist attacks, but that they aren't something we worry about on a daily basis. We think about generic "attacks against America" but then people get up and go to the grocery store without a second thought. But if those same people lived in, say, Iraq or Israel, you better believe they think twice about terrorists.<BR/><BR/>If it wasn't his point, it's mine at least.ماريةhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04636404807941246640noreply@blogger.com